End of Year 2

Ok, so I just wrote and handed in my PDP essay which means that I’ve officially finished the second year!

I put off, and put off, and put off my PDP essay. I’ve know about it for ages but just never bothered to actually sit down and write it. But it got to the point where I HAD to do it and today was that day. Having just worked the the last 5 days and I’m likely to work the next 6 it was a case of today was the only opportunity I had to write it. Once I started though, I found it went pretty quickly, I even went over the word count – which I don’t think has happened once this year! Plus I had to cut loads of stuff out from my essay plan (which didn’t really consist of a plan just a list and a few thoughts).

But hey, its done now!!

Also picked up my Professional Studies unit mark. We got 64 for the presentation which I’m quite pleased with. Mik really liked our virtual world idea for Cancer Research UK. And I got 74 for the peer assessment from the Thought Den week. I’m not quite as pleased with that but I can’t complain seeing as I wasn’t actually there for most of it and didn’t really contribute to the presentation as I had committed to specific shifts at work.

I found though that during the year I left a lot of the essay work, if not all of it, to the last minute which is definitely something I am NOT going to do next year, especially with my dissertation. But I don’t think that is possible as I’ll try and break it down into small sections and just complete one bit at a time. Also I’ve decided to try and be more positive about the work that I’m completing to try and help me get through it without difficult…well with less pain anyway!

Bring on Year 3, New House, New Me!

Long time no Blog!

So I have seriously neglected my blog recently, I’m sorry! I had ever intention to update it but hey ho…

The results are in – I collected the assignment feedback sheets for the Interactive Media Production Game unit this week. WOOHOO! I passed with a 2:1…I DON’T HAVE TO RESIT THE YEAR!! That was one of my biggest fears after having handed in the project. Once it was handed in I started spotting small errors that should have been sorted beforehand really.

Our game was a haunted house game with 4 mini games within the house that you had to complete to escape as you have become “Trapped” inside. As the feedback noted, there isn’t actually anyway for you to escape from the house. We were aware of this in the last week, but literally had no time to complete it properly so just made do.

“Trapped” is available here; Universally Challenged – Trapped Game.

There were a number of issues within our group, as a result I’ve clearly found that there are some people to avoid in the future. A few arguments where had in the last week where tempers were fraying but at least it got done. I was quite pleased with my essay mark, which was completed at about 3am the morning it was due in – my body clock did over time that day! Although I’m not too sure why they say that I need to reference properly, I thought I followed the referencing guide correctly – who knows!

I quite like the comment on the feedback sheet “where the work really shone was the game bible. Despite having hacked to pieces a lovely old Atlas the work was really quite impressive.” That was my bit! I poured myself into that part of the task, having taken it from what was being suggested to the finished article and it look ages to find somewhere to print it. I highly recommend the Print Emporium, Northbourne. Independently run local business – it is their life in that place.

Easter was quite a welcome break after the stresses of the project, shame it wasn’t look enough!